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Arrived alone in the garden at about 6.00 p.m. Later on at dusk we had 4 cubs and 3 adults together.
The area of the central theme of the film A Bridge Too Far, although a different bridge had been used in the film.
John Frost Bridge was opened in 1948, built in the same style as the famous bridge in Operation Market Garden. That had originally been built in the period 1932-35, so a relatively young bridge in 1940 when the Dutch destroyed it and the Germans rebuilt it.
Major-General John Dutton Frost was in command of the small Airborne force that actually made it to the bridge at Arnhem from the drop zones so far away from the town. The battle raged from 17th September until 26th September 1944. The Airborne forces were overwhelmed by the numerically superior and well equipped German Army units in the area.. Had the Allied ground forces working their way up from inside the Belgium border via the other famous bridge at Nijmegen been about 12 hours ahead in their push towards Arnhem the outcome would probably have been different. ¾ of the 1st Airborne Division was effectively wiped out in this one action. A force of over 10,000 men reduced to around 2,000 by deaths, capture or wounded. This bridge at Arnhem was about 60 miles inside the German lines. The Dutch had destroyed the bridge in 1940 and it took the German forces until August 1944 to rebuild it. A pontoon bridge had been used at this important crossing point of the lower Rhine for the intervening years.
The 1st Airborne Division had been formed in late 1941 and disbanded in November 1945.
A couple of boys enjoying langar at a farmers' protest site near Ludhiana, Punjab.
The kids finished a helping of the langar, and decided to try their luck with another round. They got the second helping without a fuss, and they rushed away joyously to sit on a concrete highway barricade and enjoy their meal.
G29 TGW
in Labworth Car Park, Canvey Island, Essex working the shuttle connection to Canvey Island Transport Museum. This was for the Big Wheels 2018 end of season event.
The DVLA website has this truck as being made in 1927, but other sources on the internet are saying 1929.
GF 212 underwent a major restoration project some years ago and looks fantastic.
The Commer brand name was used from 1905 until 1979, not always with the same owners though.
GF 212 displayed at the Festival of Steam and Transport 2019. Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent.
LNER Thompson Class B1 Mayflower heading towards Benfleet across Leigh Marshes with the backdrop of the Belton Hills..
Mayflower was ordered by the LNER and built in 1948. But she only came in to service after nationalisation with British Railways.
Raining when I took this photograph.
FKZ 339 displayed at the Festival of Steam and Transport 2019. Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent.
The Ford Germany produced Eifel model range of cars was made from 1935 to 1940. Based very much on the Ford C Ten made in the UK.
The lovey sports-roadster model photographed here is a face-lift version. The earlier models had a flat grille.
As the storm clears and the sun sets, the light, colours and mood increase. In the Fall the Great Lakes come to life.
YX13 AEF entering Chelmsford Bus Station, Essex.
First Essex 44537 with dedicated Chelmsford City signage.
Arriva East Herts and Essex 6529 working out of the Southend Depot on route 1 Shoeburyness to Rayleigh via Southend Bus Station.
YX17 NFG in Arriva Sapphire livery.
Displayed at the Flying Festival 2019 held by the Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden Airfield, Bedfordshire.
Over 100,000 of these 500cc motorcycles were produced. Some were fitted with sidecars, but mainly used by despatch riders and as escorts for road convoys. A popular motorcycle in civilian hands in the post war years
This BSA M.20 is in RAF blue.
Behind the motorcycle is a 1943 Fordson wireless operators truck.
One of my all time favourite aircraft.
Amazing that the biplane Gladiator was still being produced after the Blenheim, Hurricane and Spitfire had already entered production.
This Mk1 Gladiator was built in 1937 but not fully assembled until 1938. It has been part of the Shuttleworth Collection since 1960.
Photographed here at the Flying Festival 2019 on the home airfield at Old Warden, Bedfordshire.
SN66 WHS on its first day in service sporting a livery reflecting that of Southend Corporation Transport which worked the Southend-On-Sea to Rayleigh, Essex route 1 for several decades. The route now runs from Shoeburyness to Rayleigh Station via Southend Bus Station.
Southend based Arriva 6499, Alexander Dennis Enviro 400MMC is the recipient of this rather nice livery.
**Update; the route 1 has now been amended again to run between just Southend-On-Sea and Rayleigh Station, as it used to do. The Shoeburyness leg has now become route 2.
The wonderfully restored and rebuilt L6739 Bristol Blenheim in Mk1 configuration. This type of aircraft first flew in 1935.
Photographed here at the Flying Festival 2019 held by the Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden Airfield, Bedfordshire.
Avro Lancaster PA 474 of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight at London Southend Airport after an overnight transit stop.
PA474 entered RAF service too late for active wartime duties.
I like seeing working areas like this. Well done to Gatwick Aviation Museum for not making it off limits to the public.
The subject for the 52 week challenge this week was lines so this scene immediately caught me attention as I walked into Brighton.
Normally bars across the front of an image would be something I would avoid...... I can hear a camera club judges saying the bars stop his or her eyes entering into the image. But although my theme was lines this image was all about the light and shade, the colours, the spring, and I felt when I looked at it my eyes immediately looked beyond the lines.
A cannon captured by the British during the Crimean War. The cannon barrel was cast in 1802 in the foundry at at Alexandrovski which at the time was being overseen by an Englishman using methods derived from British foundries.
The cannon is on show outside of Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire. There is a plaque saying that it was presented to Ely in 1860 by Queen Victoria to mark the forming of the Ely Volunteer Rifles.
A light cruiser that was launched on 29th September 1914 and finally decommissioned in 2011.
HMS Caroline's main claim to fame is that she was present at The Battle of Jutland. Interestingly towards the end of WW1 HMS Caroline was fitted with a flying-off platform to launch fighter aircraft over the North Sea to try and intercept German airships. She started her long association with Belfast in 1924 when her weapons and some boilers were remove and HMS Caroline became a floating administration and training base. She took on the role of Royal Naval headquarters for Belfast Harbour during the Second World War and played a very important part as a base for operations in the Atlantic Ocean. Post WW2 she was more of a training facility and accomodation ship. Has been a floating museum near the Titanic Quarter of Belfast for about 3 years now.
0-4-4T H-Class locomotive hauling a vintage rack of carriages out of Sheffield Park Station heading to East Grinstead. Bluebell Railway, East Sussex.
The SECR locomotive 263 was built in 1905 and stayed in service until 1964. It arrived at the Bluebell Railway in 1976.
Monarch butterfly perched on red sun flower. My poetic thoughts :
Monarch butterfly on sunflower's throne,
Casting its shadow, a dance of its own.
Orange tones blending in the sunlight's embrace,
Nature's masterpiece, a moment of grace.-VFP
A photo taken by my wife during her current (2019) girls only trip to Malaysia.
LAT 505V photographed at Melaka, Malacca. Listed as being the only bus owned by Historic Melaka City Bus Tours. previously owned by City Sightseeing based at Averley, Essex in the UK. Still listed on the DVLA website with the MOT expired in 2008.
I wasn't the only old timer on Southend seafront this morning.
EJ 4184 passing the bottom of Pier Hill, Southend-On-Sea, Essex.
A very rare model of car only in production for just over a year I believe.
The 94,232 ton Greek registered bulk carrier Mapitzinnh ( Marijeannie). The ship was built in 2009, but looks to be in need of some care and attention. This photograph taken as she was leaving Dunkirk Harbour. This harbour has a major deepwater docks area slightly away from the pleasure craft harbour.
Arriva Southern Counties 3944 in training livery guise heading east along Broadway, Leigh-On-Sea, Essex.
There are photos on Flickr of GK52 YVL working around Guildford during its mainstream service days.
This photo has an old world look about it. But most of the buildings on the left are all relatively young.
Golden-back Woodpecker - a.k.a Black-rumped Flameback foraging on a tree in Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana.
Brighton's Run2Music was a great opportunity for me to get out and practice with my new gear. Runners could do 5k, 10k or a half Marathon and the musical course with disco was a circular route around the end of Madeira Drive. So I was in the centre and able to capture runners over and over again. I thought I'd practice my long exposures, double exposures and a few normal shots.
NB: I loved the activity and the facial expressions, especially the lady in pink.
V750 WPH parked up near the tank ride site at the Echoes of History 2019 event. Held at Purleigh, Essex.
The personalised number plate seems to be from a previous owner, Witney Plant Hire.
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In the Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial, just outside of Luxembourg City,
The flamboyant, but very effective, General George Patton was sadly killed in a motor vehicle accident and not on the battlefield. He is buried with soldiers of the U.S, Third Army that he lead during the Ardennes Offensive, His grave has been moved from amongst his fellow soldiers to a spot overlooking them. So many people visit his grave that it was causing wear and tear to the headstones and ground around the original burial site. A nice simple headstone that I'm sure General Patton would have approved of.
Photo taken in 2019.
A sad sight to see at the Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent. Especially on a day when classic vehicles were being displayed. I am assuming that this milk float is GMB 613T that not to many years ago looked to be in good condition and being used as a truck by cleaners within the dockyard. An ex Braziers Dairy vehicle.
An historic vehicle in its own right, representing green technology before going green was even invented.
Needs to be saved.
WR982 at the Gatwick Aviation Museum.
A direct descendant of the famous Lancaster. 185 were built between 1951 and 1958, The last of them in an airborne early warning role were not retired until 1991. They did suffer with icing problems and engine fires which resulted in a number of accidents and deaths.
Preserved ex London Fire Brigade ALL 386H at the Festival of Steam and Transport 2019. held at the Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent.
Built in 1959 to an old LMS design going back to the early 1930's. This is DB993856 on the Epping Ongar Railway. Seen here with Class 3 shunter, 03170, providing motive power for brake van rides at £5 per person. I regret not having a brake van ride now. But next time!
A Norman Castle built alongside the old Roman road to London. Mainly constructed around 1100 to 1135 on the site of a wooden motte and bailey castle from the time of the 1066 Norman Conquest.